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Jann Turner

South African film director, novelist, television director and screenwriter (born 1964)
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[13]
Date of birth
1964
Country of citizenship
South Africa[9]
Occupation
film director, screenwriter, television director, novelist, film producer
Educated at
University of Oxford, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Farnham Heath End School[10][11][12]
Father
Rick Turner[7]
Mother
Barbara Follett[8]
Official website
jannturner.com[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Described by source
African Film Festival, Inc.[17]
Family name
Turner[14]
Given name
Jann[15]
Personal pronoun
L484
🏷️ Also known as
en Jann Turner ar جان تورنر ja ジャン・ターナー ru Янн Тернер zh 詹恩·特纳 zh 珍·透納 zh 簡·特納 zh 詹恩·特納
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000109924515
VIAF cluster ID
79555262
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no98106515
GND ID
131461389
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jann Turner with Eugene de Kock, TRC Headquarters in1997 (cropped).jpg ↗
Africultures person ID
17777
AllMovie person ID
p619986
AlloCiné person ID
441670
FAST ID
1545199
Film.ru person ID
yann-terner-0
Freebase ID
/m/05xzxgl
HAND ID
51CD-198E-0543-23B4-BEF7
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IMDb ID
nm0877617
Ivi person ID
yann-terner
Kinobox person ID
1288290
Kinopoisk person ID
547582
MovieMeter person ID
1178964
NUKAT ID
n01050770
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810702204305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
163965811
OpenMLOL author ID
302527
PORT person ID
484867
Plex person key
5d77684e6f4521001eaa09a5
SHARE Catalogue author ID
628170
TMDB person ID
1178964
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyxgbtKbfQfdtGtJkYkjC
Yale LUX ID
person/8aea0ee0-aa4e-4855-b437-d8139320c4d8
ČSFD person ID
56719

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
film director, screenwriter, film producer, novelist, television director
Films directed 3
The Bold Type, The Waterfront, White Wedding
Educated at 2
University of Oxford, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Parent of 2
Barbara Follett, Rick Turner
Country of citizenship 1
South Africa
Described by source 1
African Film Festival, Inc.
Family name 1
Turner
Father 1
Rick Turner
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mother 1
Barbara Follett
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Jann Turner was born on 1964[1]. She has worked as a film director[2], screenwriter[3], television director[4], novelist[5], and film producer[6].

FAQs

Who were Jann Turner's parents?

Jann Turner's father was Rick Turner[7]. Jann Turner's mother was Barbara Follett[8].

What did Jann Turner do for work?

Jann Turner worked as a film director[2], screenwriter[3], television director[4], novelist[5], and film producer[6].

Where did Jann Turner go to school?

Jann Turner was educated at University of Oxford[10], New York University Tisch School of the Arts[11], and Farnham Heath End School[12].

Related Entities

South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . MAK. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64167: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personal pronoun → L484
    Country of citizenship → South Africa
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Mother → Barbara Follett
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46460: HAND ID (6)"
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